China influencer in humanoid costume faces classic ‘boyfriend’ question in hometown


By Fran Lu

BEIJING (SCMP): An influencer with five million online followers went to her hometown dressed like a humanoid robot and was still introduced to men by village matchmakers, amusing many online.

The 30-year-old woman @Dalaotian had been dressing like a humanoid for months, and wowing her followers on social media with the stilted movements of a robot and her face which resembles that of a Japanese anime character.

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